From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of women photographers who were born in
Canada or whose works are closely associated with that country.
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Arwa Abouon (1982–2020), Libyan-Canadian photographer focused on Islamic culture
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Shelagh Alexander (1959–2017), photographic artist
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Vikky Alexander (born 1959), installation artist and photographer, often producing large murals
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Lillian B. Allen (1904–1994), painter, teacher and nature photographer
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Jennifer Alleyn (born 1969), filmmaker, writer and photographer
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Evelyn Andrus (1909–1972), photographer
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Sara Angelucci (born 1962), photography, video art
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Raymonde April (born 1953), photographer and academic, awarded the
Order of Canada for her contribution to photography
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Joi Arcand (born 1982),
nehiyaw photo-based artist
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Barbara Astman (born 1950), hybrid photography and new media
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Melissa Auf der Maur (born 1972), photographer and musician
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Marian Penner Bancroft (born 1947), artist, photographer and educator
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Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870–1942), see
United States
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Claire Beaugrand Champagne (born 1948), documentary photographer
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Sylvie Bélanger (1951–2020), video, photography, installation
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Dorothy Benson (1901–1996), wildlife photographer
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Edith Hallett Bethune (1890–1970), pictorialist photographer
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Lori Blondeau (born 1964),
Cree/
Saulteaux/
Métis artist whose work includes performance art, installation and photography
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Theodosia Bond (1915–2009), landscape and plant photography
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Roberta Bondar (born 1945), landscape photographer, Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space
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Diane Borsato, visual artist, explore pedagogy practices through performance, intervention, video, installation, and photography
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Dianne Bos (born 1956), photographer
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Tess Boudreau (died 2007), documentary photography and artists' portrait photographs
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Kristy Boyce (born 1982), photographer, interdisciplinary artist
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Deanna Bowen (born 1969), interdisciplinary artist
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Fiona Bowie, installation artist, uses film, video, photography and sculpture
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Amber Bracken (born 1984), photojournalist reporting on indigenous peoples
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Reva Brooks (1913–2004), photographed in Mexico, works in MoMA's
The Family of Man exhibition
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Karin Bubaš (born 1976), contemporary artist, uses photography, drawing and painting
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Kay Burns, multidisciplinary artist
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Geneviève Cadieux (born 1955), women's facial expressions
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Chrystal Callahan (fl 2000s), visual artist, photographer and fashion model
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Tenille Campbell (fl 2010s), indigenous writer, poet and photographer
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Blossom Caron (1905–1999), still life
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Rosetta Ernestine Carr (1845–1907), portrait and landscape photography
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Cynthia Chalk (1913–2018),
nature photography
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June Clark (born 1941), photography, sculpture and collage
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Dana Claxton (born 1959),
Hunkpapa Lakota filmmaker, photographer and performance artist
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Lynne Cohen (1944–2014), see
United States
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Petra Collins (born 1992), portrait and fashion photography
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Sorel Cohen (born 1936), portraiture, feminist
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Stéphanie Colvey (born 1949), documentary photography
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Erin Combs (born
c. 1952), early woman photojournalist
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Henrietta Constantine (1857–1934), landscape photographer
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Marlene Creates (born 1952), visual artist
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Caitlin Cronenberg (born 1984), photographer and filmmaker
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Jill Culiner (born 1945), folk artist, photographer and writer
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Nathalie Daoust (born 1977), images taken in hotel rooms, a Tokyo love hotel, Berlin interiors
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Nancy Davenport (born 1965), visual artist and photographer
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Moyra Davey (born 1958), artist whose work includes photography, video and writing
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Sally Davies (born 1956), painter and photographer
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Clara Dennis (1881–1958), images of early 20th century Nova Scotia and Mi'kmaq people
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Susan Dobson (born 1965), photographer, focuses on themes of urban landscape and suburban culture
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Julie Doiron (born 1972)
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Marie-Alice Dumont (1892–1985), portrait and landscape photography
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Carol Dunlop (1946–1982), writer, translator, activist and photographer
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Chantal duPont (1942–2019), multidisciplinary artist
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Jessica Eaton (born 1977), minimalist and geometric photographs relying on in-camera effects
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Julie Enfield (fl 2000s), portrait photographer and writer
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Janieta Eyre (born 1971), British-born Canadian art photographer
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Rosalie Favell (born 1958), artist working with photography and digital collage
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Madame Gagné (active 1886–1891)
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Millie Gamble (1887–1986), early amateur photographer from
Prince Edward Island, images of life in the
Tyron area from 1905
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Lorraine Gilbert (born 1955), French-born Canadian landscape artist and photographer
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Henrietta Gilmour (1852–1926), pioneering woman photographer
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Angela Grauerholz (born 1952), German-born photographer, graphic designer and educator
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Jill Greenberg (born 1967), Canadian-born portrait photographer and pop artist
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Michelle Groskopf (fl 2017), street photographer
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Aline Gubbay (1920–2005), photographer, art historian and writer
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Mattie Gunterman (1872–1945), amateur photographer
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Clara Gutsche (born 1949), American-Canadian photographer, educator and art critic
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Samra Habib (fl 2014), Pakistani-Canadian photographer, writer and activist
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Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954), writer, poet, visual artist and photographer
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Naomi Harris (born 1973), portraits of people from sub-cultures
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Kiana Hayeri (born 1988), photojournalist
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Isabelle Hayeur (born 1969), visual artist working with photographs and experimental film
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Heidi Hollinger (born 1968), political photographer
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Elsie Holloway (1882–1971), photographer, known for her portraits and historic photos of
Newfoundland people and its surroundings
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April Hickox (born 1955), lens based artist, founding director of Gallery 44 Centre For Contemporary Photography
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Ruth Kaplan (born 1955), artist and documentary photographer
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Zahra Kazemi (1948–2003)
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Minna Keene (1849–1943), German-Canadian pictorial portrait photographer
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Violet Keene (1893–1987), English-born Canadian photographer of artists and statesmen
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Holly King (born 1957), artist creating photographs of constructed landscapes
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Marianna Knottenbelt (born 1949), Dutch-Canadian photographer, architect and real-estate developer
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Margaret Malandruccolo (fl 2000s), photographer and music video director
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Lesia Maruschak (born 1961), known for her Project Maria
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Mia Matthes (1920–2010), architecture and landscape photographer
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Edith Maybin (born 1969), photographer
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Hannah Maynard (1834–1918), portrait and experimental photographer
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Jo-Anne McArthur (born 1976), photojournalist and animal rights activist
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Helen McCall (1899–1956)
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Susan McEachern (born 1951), American-Canadian photographer, work often includes text
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Sheila McKinnon, Canadian born photographer and journalist
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Meryl McMaster (born 1988), photographer whose best known work explores her Indigenous heritage
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Jean Gainfort Merrill (born 1913), photojournalist
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Léna Mill-Reuillard (fl 2016), cinematographer and photographer
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Lorraine Monk (1922–2020), photographer, helped establish the
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Order of Canada for contributions to photography
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Geraldine Moodie (1854–1945), pioneering photographer, images include the
Innu people around
Hudson Bay
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Julie Moos (born 1966), art photography
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Alexandra Morrison, photographer
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Marie-Jeanne Musiol (born 1950), Swiss-Canadian photographer
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Nadia Myre (born 1974), contemporary visual artist
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Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri (born 1983), Indian-Canadian-British feminist director and fashion photographer
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Thelma Pepper (1920–2020)
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Nancy Petry (born 1931), known for innovation within the fields of painting, photography, film and performance art
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Jenny Pike (1922–2004), developed
D-Day photos during
WWII, later worked as darkroom technician for Canadian police
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June Sauer (born 1920s), Montreal fashion photographer specializing in fur
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Faye Schulman (1919–2015), Jewish partisan photographer
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Sandra Semchuk (born 1948), photographer
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Erin Shirreff (born 1975), multidisciplinary artist, primarily works with photography, sculpture and video
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Floria Sigismondi (born 1965), Italian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, music video director, artist and photographer
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Leah Singer, photographer and multimedia artist
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Clara Sipprell (1885–1975), early 20th century landscape photographer, also known for her portraits of famous actors, artists, writers and scientists
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Lana Šlezić (fl 2000s), photographer and filmmaker
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Mary Spencer (1857–1938), photographer, photojournalist and artist
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Barbara Spohr (1955–1987), photographed Alberta city scenes and people
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Elaine Stocki (born 1979), educator known for her paintings and photographs
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Margaret Watkins (1884–1969), remembered for her contributions to advertising photography
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Edith Watson (1861–1943), known for her photojournalistic images of everyday life, working people, and women, particularly in Canada
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Sally Elizabeth Wood (1857–1928), early woman photographer in Quebec's Eastern Townships
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Jin-me Yoon (born 1960),
South Korean-born multidisciplinary artist, who often works with photography, video and elements of performance
See also
Lists of women photographers by nationality |
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